“Any links or more info?”
not really. I just did some googling. A few days ago someone posted the info. about the Israeli surplus. It was a lengthy article.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.570374
http://www.jta.org/2013/05/28/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/water-surplus-in-israel-with-desalination-once-unthinkable-is-possible
Thanks for your search.